MOVIE REVIEWS
Now showing around town… maybe streaming.
Taking Flight
Catherine Chau gets her inner exotic dancer (kind of) on in Bird of Paradise.
The One with the Whale
There’s very little that’s Biblical about Whalefall, but there is a judgey squid.
In His ‘Prime’
Robert Pattinson is totally ready for his spotlight in Primetime, and he has been for ages.
Still no ‘Reckoning’
There’s not much in The Social Reckoning we don’t already know – and don’t already hate.
In Defence of Trash
In her mind Anne Hathaway is in a campy Brian De Palma trashfest, but in reality she’s just in Verity.
Not At All Tragic
Philip Yung drops true crime for a minute for a nuanced and sensitive portrait of a trans woman in Cyclone.
Breaking Kinda Bad
Natsuo Kirino already did Magical Secret Tour better in Out. Read that.
‘Island’ Time
Forgotten Island is in the running to win the crown for this year’s most unexpected delight.
Whose Life Is it?
Pedro Almodóvar goes back to the well of his own life – maybe? – in Bitter Christmas.
The Magic is Gone
Legacy sequels like Practical Magic 2 shouldn’t exist just for nostalgia but try telling them that.
Soul Crushing
You can tell summer is over when the animated offerings turn dead serious and aim at the olds, like Decorado.
Alternative Therapies
Really, the solution to all life’s problems is a good, long walk according to Santiago: The Camino Therapy.
Choose One
The Dating Menu isn’t really food porn, but it is a step up for Amos Why and an announcement for Frankie Chung.
Back in Time
If you wished introducing your partner to your parents could have gone better, Back to Love will speak to you.
Dinner for One
Food is the love language in Kim Tae-yong’s Number One, a high concept love letter to mom’s cooking.
Adorably Dark
Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island is aggravatingly cute. That’s either wonderful or a waking nightmare.
Brand New? Really?
Brand new is hardly a way to describe Spider-Man: Brand New Day but it doesn’t matter because ka-ching!
